Food Truck Vendor Application
You must pay the $399 application fee to submit this application. Please review the Rules and Regulations below before completing the application.
Rules and Regulations
Food sales
Food vendors may not sell or give away products that compete with any of the festival sponsors. No sales of alcohol are allowed.
Be aware: Any out of county Food Trucks may require health TFF permit fee in addition to space fee.
Please note that food trucks must operate without any prep or cooking outside the vehicle.
No canopies allowed outside of truck.
No support vehicles allowed parked adjacent to your truck.
Food truck space is limited to 30 ft. Music is allowed as long as it is not disruptive to event performances. No electricity provided.
Vendor rules/regulations
All applications are first come first serve. There are no refunds. Space is only confirmed with payment and vendor confirmation letter received from Opening Doors Silicon Valley event coordinator.
Rain or shine
You have been made aware that rain will cancel the event due to safety concerns. No refund if this occurs.
Setup time
Volunteers will be present to direct vendors to their assigned area for set-up beginning 4 hours prior to the event start time (9am). For safety reasons, vendors who arrive after the start of the event will forfeit assigned booth location and no refunds offered. All vendors must be completely set up 1 hour prior to the event start (12pm) and remain set up and in place until event ends (8pm). Fire inspection normally occurs at noon.
Tear-down upon end of event
To prevent accident or injury, no vendor may leave early prior to 8pm.
Vehicles
No personal vehicles will be allowed on event grounds with festival goers on the property.
Signage and sales
Vendors will be allowed to display company banners and signage to identify their business. Vendors will be able to sell food through their selected payment systems and are responsible for reporting sales tax and for any compliance issues such as a business license or worker’s compensation insurance, if required.
Insurance and liability
Insurance policies required. You must have auto and liability insurance, and workers compensation if anyone other than business owner works on-site. Workers’ compensation, commercial liability insurance, and auto insurance required.
Opening Doors Silicon Valley will provide no insurance or coverage to vendors. Any insurance must be placed and paid by the exhibitor. By submitting this application I hereby relieve Opening Doors Silicon Valley and its personnel and contractors, City of San Jose, The County of Santa Clara, and volunteers for any responsibility of the safekeeping of vendor property or for any injuries that may occur to me or my personnel while at this event.
Refunds
There will be no refunds. If, for any reason, it becomes impossible to hold the event, vendors understand this agreement is terminated and will waive any and all claims for damages. Refunds will not be made due to cancellation by exhibitor. In the event of cancellation for reasons out of organizer’s control (i.e., extreme weather, government health orders, etc.), there will be no refunds.
Advertising
Vendors may distribute flyers, business cards, coupons, menus or other material to patrons within their truck area. Social media posting is encouraged.
Compliance
Opening Doors Silicon Valley reserves the right to charge additional fees for damage, clean-up and/or dismiss a vendor with no refund of advance payments from failures to comply with any of the policies and procedures outlined in this application/agreement,
Code of conduct
Participants are asked to always conduct themselves in a professional and
tasteful manner. Failure to do so may result in being asked to leave the event with no refund of fees.
Food truck vendor application
Need more information?
Opening Doors Silicon Valley
info@openingdoorssv.org
